Chapter 61
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Chapter 61: Let’s Eat an Orange
You You felt the Zhen Yan Sect’s biggest problem was resources—or to be blunt, poverty. When first establishing the sect, they couldn’t afford spiritual wood, let alone pills or weapons. They didn’t even have a single Foundation Building Pill. Lin Feng had explained that Gathering Spirit Grass, used to make Foundation Building Pills, cost ten high-grade spirit stones per stalk. While this seemed like a fortune to her, it was trivial for most sects. Even minor sects gave inner disciples a Foundation Building Pill once they reached Qi Refinement’s peak.
But for the Zhen Yan Sect, without the Moon Sea Secret Realm opening, Gathering Spirit Grass would’ve been their biggest headache.
Now things had changed. Yuan Qi’s mere presence in the Secret Realm had caused endless Spiritual Plants to grow. If she brought him back to the sect… this wasn’t just gaining a Follower—it was like inviting a walking treasure vault! She imagined Spiritual Plants carpeting every inch of the Zhen Yan Sect.
Gods? Qilin? Ancient slumber? Who cared! Money talks!
“Daddy, how do you like your oranges—standing, sitting, or with tea?” You You clasped his hand with business-partner zeal. “Want to kneel? I’ll fetch a cushion!”
Yuan Qi blinked, puzzled by her orange obsession but kept his polite smile. “Your willingness to Establish a Contract is help enough. Do as you please.”
“No need for formalities! We’re family now. Call me You You—Little You’s fine!” He was the money god; he could call her whatever.
“…You’re unlike other celestial maidens.” His smile warmed. “Given my age, I’ll call you Xiao You.”
“Perfect!” She nodded eagerly. Nicknames meant he was officially her cash cow. “Let’s start the Contract!”
“As you say, Xiao You.” He set down his teacup. With a wave, the pavilion vanished, leaving them standing on water. He knelt before her on one knee.
You You pressed a hand to his shoulder, then paused. “Wait! You won’t eat this orange and ascend, right?” Losing one Elder was traumatic enough. Both being named Yuan? Better check for flying-away genes.
Yuan Qi tilted his head. “Ascend? My kind can’t become celestials. We freely travel the Three Realms.”
“So if you fly off, you can return?”
“…Yes.”
Good. She couldn’t lose another teacher.
“However,” he added, “my true form’s been dormant long. If you feel strain, stop immediately.”
“Relax, I’m a pro!” She thumped her chest and activated her Transfer of Power skill, shouting her signature line:
“Stay put—I’ll buy oranges!” Eh, she’d gotten too comfortable with this bit.
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Yuan Qi opened his mouth to ask about the orange fixation when energy exploded from her palm. It flooded not just his consciousness-form but his entire Sea of Consciousness.
He stared up at her, awestruck. “This power, you’re—”
White light erupted, drowning the world. Yuan Qi’s body glowed, turning translucent. The worry in his eyes melted as a wind-and-flame mark bloomed on his forehead. His smile outshone the radiance—a grin so dazzling it dimmed the heavens.
You You gaped as he stood, leaned in, and pressed his forehead to hers. “Thank you… my little celestial maiden.”
He vanished. The light intensified until everything whited out.
When her vision cleared, they stood in the Spiritual Plant forest—except now the ground split open and the sky cracked like broken glass.
“Noble Lady! The Secret Realm collapses!” Lin Feng shielded her instinctively.
“What?!” Could they salvage more plants first?
A transparent bubble shielded them midair as the realm crumbled. The ground shattered completely as a clear cry shook the world. A colossal phantom appeared—a horse-like beast with antlers, a waterfall tail, and pristine white scales.
A Qilin. A white Qilin.
